KIEV, Aug, 7 - Ukraine’s imports of natural gas from Europe decreased by 18.1% year-on-year to 221 million cu m in July from about 270 million cu m in July 2013, UkrTransGaz, the state gas shipper, reported Thursday.

Ukraine’s imports of gas from Europe in July dropped by 32.9% month-on-month from 329.3 million cu m imported in June, the company said.